Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- A total of 166 nomination papers have been submitted as of 5:00pm on Sunday, while 3,144 nomination papers were collected nationwide, according to the Election Commission's (EC) Central Coordination Committee, formed ahead of the upcoming national election.

The EC has set the deadline for submission of nomination papers at 5:00pm on Monday.

Ahead of the polls, the commission has divided the country into ten electoral regions: Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal, Faridpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Cumilla, and Chattogram.

According to EC statistics, Dhaka recorded the highest number of collected nomination papers at 596, but only 22 were submitted by Sunday.

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